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Vullishrticf the Laict Treatie Atofthe V. $,
MISCELLANEOUS. ;
rj-I'f i'.:: f
Charles i:ili$ton.
."I must leave this place to-night; I cab
-tbcg&j their marked neglect and open .taunts
rd longer," said Charles Elliston, and he
loft tio rfchlyl furnished partor, where j with
Bomp fashionable guests, said Mrs. Mertoo
tin'd her eldest dauphtcrr, and. went forth
Into ihc gadifn.1 'Yen, 1 vinusfgo,'" IjC
continued, 1 no onQ cores for mc ; arid why
should they for the poor penniless being,
whoso very ofigui is unknown. A1asj how
hard'; it is to be thus cast upon tho world
, friendless , and . fjclovcd by none l and he
buried his face in his hands overcome! with
tho intensity of iis feelings. it ' ' j
. " None, Charles I1' said a clear silvery
Voiccj behind Jnrn, bnd a hand was gn,ly
laid da his shoulder lie started, and (urnL
y y V
Helen, pardon me,-1 spoke
You still love?" ho added
J ! 1 -II !
rTcs, and my father"
" Yes, your father, my noble benefactor
f Helen; he still loves me." , - I j.
'"'riicn why leave us,.) Charlc'a V she
. v said in a tender tone. - j
Because, I Ice), yoirknow I Iravc been
alreacly. the' cause; of -much (lissenti6ii ill
your farniiy-Cjipd forbid that I sholijd 1 e sc
. any loiiger! iinl besidesllclun'ou ktiou
vllutjientment'l have received from, our
"1 npthcf and sisters; I have borne it? on li
of rcsju.ct to yob r father and love to you
j but I pan bear.it nc more. J will go iirtlij
1 into tlib world in hopes of building up n abr-!
Ielen, if I should bu-succbssJ
ang round. said
41 Yes, yes
.unthinkiriiy.
inquiringly.
- "I do, Cha
Will VQU
f bounty
one
when
erinj: about tlu
j:vcry ifiJi
to no purj
nes were
:tune, nnd siay
ful and return
-. i i -
I, will love, you Mill1 slie saidlntcrrupt
ijnghim. , 'OhJlWill always, love you
Chariest i.- . , i r- - -4
" Farcr'.vcll V" slid he, and imprinting a1
kiss upon her r6sv rins,ho tore hinisell awjay.
In' another hour: he ouitted that liouse
wberef he had Spent so many happy day
ivith Helen.
rles Llliitdn was a dependent on .the
of- Mr. Morton, r He had found ftim
L 11
out four years old, wan-
streets ol the city, a lost
child. lie kincltytook him. homo, and used
jrvcry entt nvoi to uiseovcr nis parents put
At last, linding his lnqiu
, he-raised and educated
Unliki her. husband, Mrs.
proud aristoeralie spiritj
jar Otic whose. m rth was so
that of young Hlliston
iome of this spirit into cr
but Helen, the youngest-,
possessed a noote ana Kino
d ;oliv with compassion
irposc
useless
him a4 his own
'Mertoln was of!a
".iind could not J be
-unccriain'as was
. She had "dfliuscd
eldest daughters
like her faiher
heart iidJoqk
i 4PV 1.
u poll' the poor lniblo. youth.
about seventeen
suits that were
severely,:. It i
i I f j . .
present, none i
towards
tnin
rs of age,
liimJl el if mar
.was on this very
- i ...I. l..l l.
tiiew msuu nau
determined not
lie wYis now
and tho r in-
A-
heaped upon him, were i felt
rue, when Mr. Merton was
re show the least -disrespect
but this only served to miikc
b acutely in his absence. ! j It
mentioned evening, that a
boon offered to hini, and die
Jio was exposeq,
have caused him
i - i ' i t t'. !
not ocen lor iwr
to live -a! other day whejro
to them. IN or . would it
a feeling of regret hadJ it
hlirton and' Ilelcn ; but
J however dear thejy wen,iie resolved to leave
them, lie lent too, w itnoiu uiioriuini' mr.
JMertdii , for ho will kne w he would notjibe
ord in that iamily, w.hcre
o on earth that he could
For although Charles Elliston thought that
Emma Thompson was almost as beautiful
as his own Helen, yet he remained faithful
to the latter, and could but think of the for
mcr, only as a sister. !
" Five years had rolled by, and he had
now become proprietor of tho large estab
lishment Which he had entered as an errand
boy-Mr. Thompson ha vingt retired from
busihess.l t One evening he was sitting in
familiar convefsation with the family! when
Mrs! T. after looking steadfastly at Charles
for some time, remarked how much Emma
and he reseiiiblcd each other. ! ;
'Yes-jfeaid her husband, "I have often
observed it ; they look as much alike as
though tHey were really brother and sister.
Our Tost Cha rles poor little fellow! could
not be more like Emma." i -
"jYour Charles! L never knew you had
any other c)iilJ tha'n.Emma.lsaid he ; when
did hddict" 1
' ' Would to God he had died P exclaim
cd Mrs. Thompson, ' thenj would I have
known he was in Heaven ;f but inow, per
haps;, if he Mill lives, he may be buffeted
about by strangers, whose hard hearts can
seldom leel like a parent's;" then she gave
vent1 to her feelings, in tears.
! f'lHe was lost! "-then inquired Charles.
M.Yes," said Mr. Thonpson,' "about
seventeen years ago, I and Mary journeyed
North for the benefit of her health, and to
visit'some friends in New York city,-took
with us our little Charles, who was scarcely
four years bid, and then' our only child.
We arrived there in safety, and after stay-
ing with our friends some time, set ojjt on
our returh home. Anxious to prpsecute
our journey r we immediotely on our arrival
in Philadelphia1, took the stcatn-boat to pro
ceed' directly on. I .went toi sec to the safe,
ty of the baggage, thinking .that my Mary
and C harles : were in the cabin, but what
was my surprise, when on going into the
cain .sometime after the boat had left the
wharfr to find Mary there alone ! She
thought J hau Charles with; mcj " and. she
swooned away when I. informed her I had
not. We searched the boat over but no
Qui rles could bo found and then it struck
us that he must have wandered on shore
before the boat left thq wharf; and coRse
queiilly was left behind. How harrowing
were! our thoughts, to think that the distance
was increasing between us and our dearly
beloved cjiildj But there was -Ixlhpugh-t still
mo rp distressing perhaps he had fallen
ovelboard, unseen, and had been. drowned !
IIo'e,verrdetermined on arriving at New
th lcahs, and leaving .Mary with her friends
and 'relatives, to return .again ' to Philadel
phia,1 and spare no pains mpr expense, in
trying to discover his late ; but the great
mental excitement, and bodily fatigue I had
undergone, threw mc into a. fever on the
way, and! it wa. several months before f I
recovered. ' When I did, and! arrived in
ii i v -:: . :vr..iJ i:-a:: .-. .a
iu uo uiseuvuicu
10
the author of disc
. dwelt tllje only i
i call his jfricncls.j
i, It was near ll
i that a steam-boat
, of? our Souther r
poure
1 lers, eager one
. "Amon the last w
l tall Vouthvith
walking slowly
waylovvard the
! thclwharvcs.
A-ment) but alasj
close of a summer day
touched the wharf of one
cities j and trom its crowed-
a stream of weary travel-
gain to set foot upon land,
ho' stepped on shore wa'siv
yahsc n his hand, wljlo,
rom
ware
quired
" Uo vou want a
store t
he 1 continued
just arrived in t
seeing
tot refuse,Vand
Iliim tio this home.
truth of the yputh
ployed at once by
became head clcrla
Ir., Thompson
ness, became the
family of ;the emp
Philadelnhfa, no, trace pou
of our child,, and never since have we heard
any thing concerning him .-but - God bo
praised, Cliarles, he has' given us a son in
you!"- fjjV - ! t'": l.
4 But yas there no mark by which, he
could have been known, if he had been left
behind as you supposed ?" asked Charles
cageFly. j j-"-'.'i. ihifyy-:- '-'X
I ' Yes, there wcre scars of a dog's teeth
on his left wrist, and besides, he ; wore a
locket a birth-day present by his father, '
around his neck, with J' diaries1 engraved
on it," -said! Mrs. Thompson, with tears in
her eyes. r. ., . - j j ; ; i ; ' .
f. " Then father,' mother,-aig rGharles,
baring his arm and drawing from his bosom
ockci, wnicn netnrew imo mrs. i nomp.
. . . i . . i i . I i i . in
son s lap, behoia your long iosi spnLl ,
For an instant they stbod amazed the
next they were locked in each other's arnYs;
then turning to Eimma, he for the first time
pressed to his bosom a sister. - -
.!IIbw different was his situation now j from
the day on which he first set foot in thd,city
oft New Orleans ! Then he Was poor arid
friendless j with scarce a: place to rest his
head norw! he . was wealthy, surrounded by
friends", an 4 blessed with a father's, 'moth-
pohf hisM-erV. and sister's love. Hecould claim now
hipping warehouses, aldhw hat the ripb,lc father wduld not have re
Ij was in search of employ-' : fused to the poor youth, had he asked it,
icAvas a stranger anu naptielen s hand ; and even ner proua motner
-Would riot object to receiving for her son-in-law
the heir to the richest merchant in N.
Prleans.'':jf-:'"-';V-:':;;"- : . V,
j Mirth and music resounded throughout,
and gladness reigned predominant in the
splendid mansion of Mr. ftlerton. It was
the birthnight ball of his lovely and accom.
plished daughter, Helen,!given in honor of
her nineteenth birthday; and the magnifi
cent'saloons were thronged by youth and
beauty, ana! the elite of the metropolis. All
paid willing homage to her fascinating
charms. 1 Nor beneath -their fervent "con-
gratulations did there lurk aught of malice
pr envy, for the swpet disposition and gen
tle manners of Helen Merton had the good
will of all who knew, her. ' And now as she
rcblied tpj their warm-hearted wishes, she
looked more beautiful than ever. She was
attired in aj plain white dress, - looped with
roses ana j fitted finely to her exquisitely
moulded form; her shining chesnut curls
were confined by a costly, diamond head
band that sparkled on her forehead, rivaling
the transparent beauty and clearness of her
complexion. . At times when she would
mingle in the giddy jdiirl of the dance, a:
smile would play upon her lovely features ;
but occasionally a melancholy expression
would steal into her laughing eye, telling of
sometningi yei wanting 10 complete ner
happiness." vShe was thinking, perhaps,
how he who many years ago, had won her
maiden love, rmgnt.j whilst sne-was sur
.!. ' II'-. I- . ' J .-i':.-"
iio .recoinnaejidations. ;;.vui a uejecteu
mien, and sorrPWful stcp, he was about giv
ing up all hope when he came to a large
hduse, where sata gentleman appa.
rently labout forty years of age. To the
' youth'i cnquirV Whether he was the head j of
the establishment!, he replied in the affirm-
anvc. n
''Vhnt An. x-rJl vitll mV lnd V
r lrV' ' V ' , :.
he in-
lad to assist jn your
ve
1 have up recommendations to offer
modestV.
steam-bbat
fram
have
me
North, and have r either friends nor money.
I; cannot even buy a lodging. for the night;
and
lous at
longer
thpmerchant ' look incredu
him, he could contain himself -jno
but said imploringly, " Oh, sir; ip'o
tears trickled down - his
"cheeks. !';. ; , ;
' ! Thet merchant, itoiiched by his grief, and
convinced by the openness of his manner,
hesitated for a moment v and finally , took
A few days proved the
s story, and ho yas cm.
hisbcnefactor. In the
course of time, he arose by degrees, until he
in; the establishment , Jof
He . also, by his amiable
favorite of , the wealthy
oyer, witn wnom ne still
resided. 'All loved him, and he loved tiiem
in return, as father, motlier, and sister
rounded with wealth and luxury, be drag
ging out the prime of .his lifein poVrtyand
distress. Yes, she stillremembered the
companion of her childhood. Suchj is wo
main's constancy and love. VAlasj that it
should so often be abused ! ' f
! The evening was somewh.it advanced
when Mr. Merton approached Hebn, lock.
cd arm-in-arm with a young mnji whose
dark countenance, raven hair and eyes, and
tall, straight form indicated a naive W the
South. j j. yy y , i;. ;: -,,;.': Kv;'.-:
?' Mr. Thompson, of New Orfeans, my
dcar," said Mr. Merton, introducing him
to Helen ; and after conversing a few mai.
mcnts, sauntered to the oppositi of -the sa
loon i ' ;';.. V - t '' -I ' ' '
1 ;M Who is that handsomepwDgrmanyou'
just now introduced toHelen l'J asked Mrs.
Merton of her husband.; j
!" Tlat. is Mr. Thompson, of New Or.
leans, the richest merchant of latcity, and
hi father was before him. Hearrivcd here
bujt the day before yesterday. I was intro
duced to him yesterday, and inyited him
here to-night, and if the imprtssidns of his
feelings are not left on Helen's little heart,
wiich .has hitherto been so callous '. none
neuer will be." j , ,
j4 And if they are, I suppose you wiM re
grct the disappearance of yourj protegQ
Charles Elliston V said his wife, sarcastij
cally.j . ' . : j
iMr. Mertondid not answer hers hconh
y . -', i -.. i : -..it i '
turned away. ' . . f - ; i , '
!At first, when the -stranger was introduL
edd to Helen, there annearcd to be a'n air cf
arid that even the aristocratic mother smiled
upon the union of her daughter with the ci
devant Charles1 Elliston. : '
. . -..'- i 1 1 -
ernuarrassment, out it grauuany wore on,
arjd he enterecj into conversation with um
sdal vivacity in the I course of which she
asked him if he had ever been in the ci'.y
before. lie replied that he had been when
hi was about seventeen years of age, anl
that he had been acquainted with several cf
hi' own age, whose acquaintaricof he highly
prized. Among those he mentioned, was
that of Charles Elliston, in particular., As
he meritiened the name, he bent his. dark
eye full upon he r arid", perceived that sh
started, while for a moment agitation wa
visibly depicted m her countenance: Alter
aminute's pause , . he continued ' f but I
have made inquiries since my arrival re.
specting him, and hear that he has returned
the kindness of his benefactor, your father,
wjth ingratitude, by leaving his housb, and
gpingj no one knew whither." v. v
f" Oh, no, sir,ilo not . believe that ; it is
ari idle report. He had reason for leaving
rrvjy father's hnuef" 1 her voicti iremWo
and a tear stood in ner eye. j
Just then o gentleman advanced to claim
her hand for the next eotillion, and the con
versation was abruptly terminated. Charles
resigned her silently ; but his heart was
fiill.
lit is strange how the lapse of a few years
between vouth and. manhood will change
the face and dismiise the form : itlie slight
stripling that a little while ago clambered on
oi5r knee, .we can scarcely recognise in the
Cull and stately form and staid demeanor of
ilic man. So ir was with Charles Thomp
son.' arid no wonder Helen and per father
could not see, in the rich merchant of the
Sputh the poor lad who six years before had
left them with scarcely a dollar in pis pock
x It was the morning following the ball
and Mr. and Mrs. Merton and Helen were
sitting jn the parlor, thp forrner two discus
sipg spme private affairs, the' latter With her
head resting upon her hand, apparently in
deep thought.- The servant entered ., and
handed Mi? Merton a letter. : Iljrpened it ,
arid having perused it a-few moVriejnts, he
uttered an ) exclamation of joy. iBoth his
companions looked up seemingly overcome
v5th the excitement of'somc unusually plea,
scjnt news. He approached his daughter,
rj d gently patting her on the cheek, said :
i "Come, come, Helen' dear, cheer up now,
Claries,'' our own deaf Charles, hq.s return,
eq, is in the city, and wihbe here i!n half an
hdur cheer upj my dear!?' and he began
tOjpace the floor. ';:'- -V . ;''' "'
" See here,'' he continued as a splendid
ecjuipage, with' servants in livery,; drove up
to the door, from which a young gentleman
alighted here is Mr. Thompson too ;
how glad I shall be to introduce them to one
another." ;!' ' . v ' i- ;.
ii" I don't see why you should be, said
his wife, ' though perhaps Charles1, as you
call him, may boas rich as Mr. ThompsonX
Ybul know he left word he was going to seek
his fortune," and she pronounced the last
word with a sneer J J j
J!' And lib. hopes he has found it, madam!1
exclaimed Charles, who entered just at that
moment, " thanks be to an a 11-wise Provi
dence that directed me to my father's house.
It is Charles that stands before yoii !' j
(With a shriek of delight, Helen threw
herself into his out-stretched 1 arms, and
wept tears of joy upon his bosom j whilst
the old man stood motionless, but! his seyes
wire wet, knd his lip quivered, though not
with grief. j ; " -
jWhen they had become somewhat com
poised, Charles related ' to them vhat had
occurred since he had left them. : The'joy
thit beamed in the swimming eyes of the
delighted girl, .as she hung fondly on her
lover's arm, was only equalled by the ten
derness with which he returned her look of
affection. How deep was tho bliss of that
mjrjrient, making amends by its "delight, for
the jong years of doubt and absence ! It
wis not long before Charles renewed his
boyish vows he had pledged to Helen, and
th blushing girl listened, smiling and weep
ing by turns.
iNeed it 1 be addcdf that in a short time
Hlen and Charles were united at tho altar;
jj From the American Eclectic
The reigning Czar of Russia.
Thp true character of the Emperor Ni:
cholas as a ruler, may be best shown by
placing it in jiixta will that of . Alexander
his immediate predecessor, Alexander was
ambitious of being Jjcloved by his subjects;
Nicholas scorns ueir-loYC, and is deter
mined to be feared. Though his figure is
finer and morpr commanding than that of
Alexander, he is less pleasing: ' his .aspect-
is stern, and no smuc--gracx;s his iips.r
AlejcanderWMfmild and affable; severity
looks out from beneath the brow of Nicho
las bul insolent and harsh, he! has an air
of dislrustful timidity. The trait3 of his
character reseriible those of his ferocious
brother Constantino, witht this material
difference that!as the fury of the latter was
directed againsi classes of men, iraces, and
Whole; nationsY j It is reduced to a system,
and therefore the more frightful and pcrni
ciousJI Ferocious as vvas Constantine, he
not unfrequently repented of the evil he had
committed, and would i even make repara
tion when it was u his power to those
whprrijhc had wronged. Not so1 with Ni
cholas however he may err,j he never
repents.' Crul by nature, it is a remarka
ble fact, that during his reign, no sentence
of a court martial, on being presented for
his signature, has ever been known to be
cancelled, or even mitigated1 by him, and
most" frequently he aggravates tho. penalties.
The religious creeds and liberties of the
various nations -subject to the sceptre of
Aiexalrider'wcjre: respected by liim. Ni
I cholas evinces' jutter disregard of themvi
plating alike charters and privileges, op
pressing? alike religions and sects
Alexander appears- to have had . some
affection for the Poles, or at, least seemed
anxious I to gain theirs by .flattering them
w
ith the hope of preserving their nationality?
The very names of " Pohmdand Poles" arc
abhorrent to the ear of Nicholas; he can-i
not end u re ihern , and would Vejoice that
the whole population of Poland had but one
neck ,! that with his own hanH he might cut
i it off at a blow. This hatred it is that urges
him to endeavor, with the concentrated
force of his despotism, to erase that nation
from the memory of man, and to! wage, as
he isidoing at this moment, a barbarous
mir j ssxte rin rnatlcm agal usi; 1 ts la n gu a gc , .
history, and religion. Alexander was fond
of science and he arts, encouraged learned
men, and bestpwed upon them rank, hon
ors, and rewards ; Nicholas affects to do
the same, but in reality he looks upon thcrrl
with aversion and distrust; for heisiispects
them, in comtnpn with all. enlightened and
upright men, pf a crime unpardonable in
his eyps, namely , liberalism , (volnodoumst
vo.) j Thej iTiosi infamous characters, rob
bers, highway rricri, felons pf every! descrip
tion, may hopej to obtain his pardon for
sahtc him in a manner that suited his fancy,
or happened to have a button of his uniform
unfastened, he would put him under arrest
for several weeks, or degraded him to one
of the regiments of the line.
I Now that he is emperor, thoso who incur
his displeasure are marched cofT to the
Caucasus. Cruel and inexorable himself,
hV dislikes men of a different disposition ;
to witness concord and friendship is offen
sive to him, and he is much better satisfied
when dissensions arise at hi3 court or
amongst foreign Wioriwhitrhialter he is
ever' readyutafoTnTmTby, his secret agents.
'Divide et impera" being his motto., The
commander ol a regiment, who does not
behave ill to his officers,! and encourage
these in their turn to ill-treat their subal
terns , is despised as unfit for service, and
soon dismissed.' Even his own son, the
presumptive heir of the crown, has, on ac.
count of his little disposition to ! cruelty,
received from him the appellation of " old
grandmother," and his tutor has been re
buked for giving him that turn. v All estab
lished customs arid judicial form ; must give
way when one of his,faricies intci veues ; his
will is aj decree, and brooks no delay in its
execution. From his military predilcc
tions, theCza yill devote hours to drilling
a company Pf-raw recruits,! which could be
Equally well performed by any corporal ;
put ho will givehimself no trouble respect,
ijng the civil government of the state, and
still less for the aclministrjitiori of justice.
tie docs not, indeed, object to sign decrees
for the augmentation of imposts ; but if any
of the oppressed serfs present tahim a peti
tion complaining of injusiipeboth the peti
tioner and writer of the petition !are sen
tenced to Sibeiiaythe one as a rebel, the
other as turajbetter of a rebellion '!
: THE LAND Sill.
The followingJs the Land Distribution
Pill (substantially the same with that hither
to known as Mr. Ulay s .Land IJiil r) re
ported trpm the Land Uommittee) byHon
their.
Crimes :: but let
every liberal man
within his reach, if
jvm. oost jonnson, ang wnicn has passed
m the House of Representatives jby a vote
1 16 to 1081 ft hausince ben" received
beware how he comes
he would avoid being doomed to perish on
the Caucasus. Alexander established Col
leges and schools forjthe encouragement of
learning ana tne arts ; ne resiorea a rousn
University at Wilna, and founded j another
at Warsaw. Jslicholas has abolished both
together with mostf the schools existing
in Poland; and in those that remain, he
has introduced the mpstcompulsive system
of corrupted, education. There vas no
diflicrilty 'in1-getting-acccss to Alexander;
the hunihlbst peasant could approach him
with p. petition and 1 he was, distinguished
for his "courtesy! to men? and his gantry to
womeni Nicholas is as inaccessible as he
is inexorable to; his unfortunate subjects,
and brutal both to men and women. His
courtesy to the empress seems intended only
for outward show, as he is known to be
both imperious 'Indv harsh in private; and if
ther example of licentiousness which he sctsj
be followed, his court runs great1 risk of
becoming as profligate as that of Catha-
rinell. I -. ; j i ' .
All the men who were held most in es
teem by Alexander, arc disliked by him,
and some anions them have , become the
objects of 1 his most cruel persecution. It
must bo acknowledged to the credit ot Al
exander j that he! did much toward civilizing
Russia by introducing into it European in-
ustry and improvements; -but iNicholas
barbarizes byprohibitmg his subjects from
traVpllirig; and thus calling off in a great
measure their intercourse with other na
tions, hopes to facilitate his meditaied con
quest of the adjacent countries,; and his
project of trampling under foot Europe and J
her civilization, j Alexander, at' least during
the first year of his reign, was liberal ;-
but in' this respect, also, Nicholas has
showrrhimself the reverse of his brother,
for he hates liberty alike in his pwn empire
andin others. Countries, enjoying a popu
lar forrri ; of government and liberal institu
tions, are abhorred by him as his natural
enernies. Ths sound of the drum and the
peal of the cannon are -the music in which
he most delights ; he can conceive no higher
standard of cxcellejace than Napoleon J and
no sublime r plans, than his; it is, in fact, to
hhis idee fixet that . Prince Leuchenberg is
indebted for obtaining the hand of his
daughter. He is susceptible of no gentle
affections, no generous emotions, no mag
nanimity. Even in his youth when it was
his custom to drill his soldiers in his apart,
merits, he was always provided witha whip.
and would flog them mercilessly for the
least inaccuracy; and if he met one of his
guard in the streets and the' man did not
that the dis-
remain. as"
(jy the Senate and referred tojthe appropri-
uiu v-oimuii'.ee. . . ,
, ; h A BILL
To appropriate the, proCecdof tile sales of the
j public lands, and to grant pre-emption rights.
j Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
lieprcscntatives of the United Styles oj Amc
rica m Co7i!ress assembled That from and
after the1 thirty .first day of December, in
the year of our Lord oncthopsa rid .'eight
hundred and Jbrty-onc, there be allowed
and paid to. each of the States of Ohio, rn-
diana, J unois, Alabarna, Missouri, Mis
sissippi yL9uisiana, Arkansas J and Michi
gan, ver and above what each of the said
States is entitled to by the terms of the
ccTipacts entered into between them and
the United States, upon thcii- admission
into the Union, the sum of ten per centum
upon the nett c proceeds of the sales of the
public lands, which, subsequent to the. day
aforesaid, shall be made withiri the limits of
each of said States respectively '. Provided,
That the sum so allowed to tlse said States,
respectively, shall be in no wise affected or
'diminished on account of any sums which
have been heretofore, or shall be hpreaftcr,
applied to the construction or continuance
cii the Cumberland road, but
bursemcnt fqr the said road
heretofore, chargeable on the two per cen
turn fund provided for by comnacts with
several of the said States. y
Sec. 1 And be it further enacted, That
after, deducting the said leu 'per centum
and what, by the compacts aforesaid, has
heretofore been allowed to the States afore
said', j the residue of tlie i nctt proceeds
which nctt proceeds shall be ascertained by
deducting from the gross proceeds all the
expenditures of the year for tiie following
objects : salaries and expenscsj on .account
of the General Land OfHce ; .expenses for
surveying public lands; salaricp and expen
ses hi the surveyor general's offices ; sala
ries, commissions, and allowances to regis
tcrs arid receivers ; the five per centum to
new States of all the -public lands 'of the
United States, wherever situated, which
shall be sold subsequent to. the aid 31st
day of December, 1841, shallb6 distribut
ed among thejwenty-six States!of the Union
and the District of Columbia, laccording to
their, respectivPrrderaI representative po.
pulatidnj as ascertained by the last census,
ta be"applied by the Legisla tures of the
said iStates for such purposes as the said
Legislatures may direct :j Provided, That
the distributive share to' which! the District
ofj Columbia shall be entitlef , jshall le ap
plied j to free schools, or, education irsome
other form as Congress may direct : And
provided, also, That nothing herein contain
ed shall be construed to thej prejudice of
future applications for a reduction of the
price of the public lands, or to he prejudice
ojf applications for a transfer 0f the public
lands on reasonable Terms, to- the States
within which they lie, or to make such fu
ture5 disposition ofpthe public lands j or any
part thereot, as congress may
dient. , i ,
! Sec. 3. And be it further enaciedt That
the several sums of money, received in the
Treasury as the net proceeds of the public
lands shall be paid at the Treasury half
yearly on the first day of January and July
in each year during the operation of this
act, to such person or persons as the respec
tive Legislatures of the said States shall
authorize and direct to receive , the 6ame.
; ; Sec 4. And le it further enacted, That
any sum of rnaneynvhiclrat any time may
become d ne- anct paycoie tcarrv btate of the
deem expe-
Union, or to the District of Columbia: hv
virtue of this act, as the pbtipn of Uio said
State or District, of the proceed of the sales
of the public lands, shall boj first (applied to
tljie payment of any debt Jduc and payahlo
tipm the said State or District , to the United
Stated: provided, that this shall not hn rnn.
jtrued td e.xtend to the snn4? druvtitod with
thftlSf.nfrti linrli hr siit .rRinKa P ili.
2M ne,41830, entitled An act to rcgu-
ia,ie ine acposits oi tne puoitc money." y
X Sec. 5. And be it fvrthfo tnnrtrd. Thnt
tlasiact na1l continue. and beiin forrn tintil
otherwise provided bV law J unlcsd tho Unit-
ed States shall become involved in war with
ar y Foreign Power, in which event, frpni
thp .commencement of hoitilitiesi this act
shall b3 suspended during Ihe continuance
of such war: Provided nevertheless. That
JfJ rjrior to thecxpiratibnroi this act, olny
new State or States shall be admitted into
thelUnion. there bcrasshrried to such rinw
State or States, the proportion of the pro
ceeds accruing after their admission into
tho Union to which such Stite or States may
u Yfuiucu, upon me principles oi ttns.net,
together with wha t such State or States
may be entitled to by virtue of compacts to
uu uiauu oii ineir uum ssion into me union,
Sec G. And be U jurthkr enured, That
thdre shall be annuafly hppropriated fori
completing the surveys 6f such lands, 'a
sum not less than dne hundred and fihv
thousand dollars; and the1 minimum price
at which the public lands are now sold at
private-sales sh& 1 1. not, .be. increased; and m
case the same shall be increased' bv law. at
any; time during the operation of this act,
tlic i so mrich of this act as provide that
the bet proceeds ofj the sales of 'the public
lands shall be distributed1 amoni? the several
Stales, shall; from andaftr the increase of
inetminimum pneo tnercQi, ceiuo aim ne-
tning m inis act to the contrary notwith- j
standing. '
Sec. 7. And be it fttril er enacted, That
the Secretary of the Treasury may contin
ue any land district iii wlrch is situated the'
Seat of Government of utny of the States,
and j may continue the lard office in jsuch
distjrict, . notwithstanding the quantity of
his ppinion, such continuance ; rnayJue re-1
quifed by public convcrii jnce,'orirjpirUdr
to cdose the land system n sueh StqU? at a
convenient point, undeithe provisions of
the .ct on tfiat subject" approved twelfth
Jupe f ono thousand eight hundredand forty.
Sj:c; 8. Aptd be it furl her emcted ,iTliat
ther; hall be granted to eacb State speci
fied in the first section of his act (which
nas not heretofore received of the United
Stapes five hundred thousand acres fpr pur
posed Of internal improvement) a quantity
ofjdqd which shall, together with! the
amount such State has already received as
aforekaid, ' mike five hundred thousand
acred, to ba elected within the limits of
such State in Such mannervas tho Lomsl.i.
turj hereof, shall direct : and locatcjd in
parcels, conformable Jto f octional divihihns
and subdivisions,1 of not less than three
luridred and twenty acres in inv ono. Inrn
tiori, in any public land subject to ent ry at
private sale ; 'which said locations mav be.
onadc at any time within five years after
thejlarids of the United States, in said Statea
rcshecitively, shall have been surveyed, and
offJred at public sale, according tP existing
laws. " ' -'J ,-' j
Sec. '9.' AnlcU further emcted kiivX I
the lar ds herein granted t a the States above
named shall not be disposed of at a prjee
ies than one dollar and twenty-five cents
perjac -e, until' otherwise authorized; by a. ;
law of the United States; and the nctt pro.
ceejds. bf the sales of .said lands shall bcj ;
faithfully applied to objects of internaHm-
provement within the Strites aforesaid, re- "i
spectivply, namely : Roacs, bridges, canals j
anj improvement of Water courses, and i
a rmning swamps; and such roads,' canals,
bridges!
imprp
tion of
tions o
ps,
, and water courses, whep madooir
u, suuii ue -irue lyr tuo iranspoi la-
the United States mail,. andinuni.
war, and for the passage' of their
without the payrncnt of any toll
1
qow, or
tro
whatever.
. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That
from and after the passage of this act, every
being the head ofi a family, or wi
single man , over the age of twenty-
tnp years, and being a citizen of the Unit
ed States, or having filed jhis declaration of
intention to become a citizen, as required ,
by the naturalization la w, who ' since the
lstj day of June; At' D; Eighteen; 'hundred
and lorty, has made or shall hereafter make
a settlement in person on the public lands
to whicli the Indian title, haa been at the
time of such settlement extinguished, and
which has been, or shall have been, sur
veyed prior thereto, and who shall inhabit
and improve the same, arid who has or shall
erect a. pweiung tnereoni shall be, and is J
, p i. n luu XW. ILIS
ici ui mc uuuu vmcu.-4qr line district in
which siich land may he, by legal subdivi
sions, ahy number of acres not exceeding
one hundred and sixty, or a quarter section
of J land , to incluae the residence of such
however
claimant, upon paying to khc United States
threj; minimum !' price of such la nd , subject ,
to the , following limitations arid
exceptions: No person wio has heretofore
had the benefit of Al right of - Pre-emption
under any other law of ;Copgrs4, shall havo
such privilege under this act ; nor shall any
person te entitled to mc)re than one pre.'
emptive right by virtue jof the same ; 'no
person who is the proprietor of three hun.
dred and twenty acres of land in any btate
or; Territory of the . Ucited States and !co
r-
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